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Speaker Johnson: Medicaid and Medicare Cuts ‘Are Off the Table,’ But Don’t Take My Word for It
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WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)

Name: WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)
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Meet the Press

Name: Meet the Press
URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press
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Kristen Welker
, Mike Johnson

Name: Kristen Welker
Employment: NBC News
Position: Chief White House Correspondent

Name: Mike Johnson
Employment: U.S. Congress
Position: U.S. Representative
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03/02/2025 12:17 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT WELKER I ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ big budget bill that ░░░░░░░░ through the house Your ░░░░░░░░ calls for 900 billion ░░░░░░░░ the next 10 years ░░░░░░░░ cuts from the energy ░░░░░░░░ commerce committee As you ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ nearly impossible to reach ░░░░░░░░ level of cuts without ░░░░░░░░ entitlements I know you ░░░░░░░░ been asked this before ░░░░░░░░ Speaker but I need ░░░░░░░░ get you on the ░░░░░░░░ are cuts to Medicare ░░░░░░░░ and Social Security off ░░░░░░░░ table Johnson Yes Don ░░░░░░░░ take my word for ░░░░░░░░ kristen Go do a ░░░░░░░░ search of the budget ░░░░░░░░ we passed on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ is not one mention ░░░░░░░░ Medicare Medicaid and Social ░░░░░░░░ It s not in ░░░░░░░░ bill because we have ░░░░░░░░ set the policy When ░░░░░░░░ re trying to do ░░░░░░░░ get America back on ░░░░░░░░ fiscal ground We have ░░░░░░░░ 36 trillion federal debt ░░░░░░░░ ballooning deficits The Republican ░░░░░░░░ is a party of ░░░░░░░░ responsibility The American people ░░░░░░░░ us to review the ░░░░░░░░ of the country and ░░░░░░░░ our fiscal house in ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ must do At the ░░░░░░░░ time we have to ░░░░░░░░ the Trump era tax ░░░░░░░░ so we can make ░░░░░░░░ that every American doesn ░░░░░░░░ reach the large of ░░░░░░░░ tax increase This very ░░░░░░░░ work We can do ░░░░░░░░ things simultaneously and not ░░░░░░░░ anyone eligible for those ░░░░░░░░ receive them You have ░░░░░░░░ In Medicaid there s ░░░░░░░░ estimated 50 billion a ░░░░░░░░ that is lost in ░░░░░░░░ alone We ve got ░░░░░░░░ clean that up and ░░░░░░░░ people want us to ░░░░░░░░ it That s what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about Ensuring ░░░░░░░░ and ensuring that the ░░░░░░░░ are strengthened so that ░░░░░░░░ can remain solvent and ░░░░░░░░ the people they re ░░░░░░░░ to help.”
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